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When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
In 2020-2021, 32,891 people earned their degree in criminal justice, making the major the 27th most popular in the United States.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 877 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 145 criminal justice graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking analyzed 13 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their criminal justice program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree criminal justice students.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Wyoming Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Western Wyoming Community College is a small public school situated in Rock Springs, Wyoming. It awarded 9 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Arapahoe Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Arapahoe Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Littleton, Colorado. It awarded 7 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado Christian University. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Lakewood, Colorado, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Aurora landed the #4 spot on the list. Community College of Aurora is a medium-sized public school situated in Aurora, Colorado. It awarded 6 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 13 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Pikes Peak Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. PPCC is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 25 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Utah Valley University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Utah Valley University is a large school located in Orem, Utah that handed out 76 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
With a ranking of #7, Aims Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Aims Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Greeley, Colorado. It awarded 5 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
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Trinidad State Junior College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Trinidad, Colorado is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, College of Western Idaho did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. College of Western Idaho is located in Nampa, Idaho and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice at College of Western Idaho
With a ranking of #10, Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs is a large school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 1 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice at Colorado Technical University - Colorado Springs
Colorado Mesa University ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Grand Junction, Colorado, and it awarded 0 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice at Colorado Mesa University
Laramie County Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This small school is located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, and it awarded 0 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Laramie County Community College Criminal Justice Report
Colorado Mountain College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado Mountain College is a public institution located in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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